Palettes / Colors / #62BCDA

#62BCDA — Blue

#62BCDA is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #62BCDA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#62BCDA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DA8062; it also sits naturally between #62DABC and #6280DA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 38% · Green 74% · Blue 85%

Cyan 55% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #62BCDA

.text { color: #62BCDA; }
.background { background-color: #62BCDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #62BCDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(98, 188, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 62%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #62BCDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(98, 188, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #62BCDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(98, 188, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#62BCDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#62BCDA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #62BCDA

Tints of #62BCDA

Tones of #62BCDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DA8062:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #62BCDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #62BCDA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #62BCDA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #62BCDA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #62BCD9  ·  #62BCDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #62BCDA?

#62BCDA is Blue, a blue color (RGB 98, 188, 218). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #62BCDA?

#62BCDA is RGB 98, 188, 218 — HSL 195°, 62%, 62% — CMYK 55%, 14%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #62BCDA?

Its complement is #DA8062; analogous partners are #62DABC and #6280DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #62BCDA for text?

Black text on #62BCDA has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.